It helps that Madge has a close friend in one of the world’s most famous comics, Amy Schumer. We suppose it’s what the average person would call networking, or pulling favours, but maybe Madge is actually really, really talented when it comes to telling jokes?

Madonna posted a proud/smug photo to Instagram where she’s stood next to Amy Schumer at the Comedy Cellar in New York, and wrote: ‘And the next minute i was tagging along with @amyschumer at @nyccomedycellar 😂😂😂 Making my stand up debut! What a thrill. Finally busted my cherry thank you Amy!’

The unsuspecting audience was also surprised when top-notch comedians Louis CK and Aziz Ansari also showed up on the stage. Um, jealous.

Amy wrote on Instagram: ‘We’d like to thank @nycomedycellar for taking a chance on our new act.’